From vibrant kites to soulful concerts and artistic showcases, this weekend promises unforgettable experiences across the city

Ahmedabad Kite Festival

When: Jan 11 to 14 (8am to 6pm)

Where: Sabarmati Riverfront

45th Saptak Annual Music Festival

On Jan 10 (8.30 pm)

Devaki Pandit                            Vocal

Swapnil Bhise                            Tabla

Paromita Mukherjee                    Harmonium

Shahid Parvez Khan                    Sitar

Shubh Maharaj                            Tabla

Sanju Sahai                                    Tabla Solo

Ajay Joglekar                                    Harmonium

On Jan 11 (8.30 pm)

Maulik Shah                                     Kathak

Ishira Parikh

Kadam Parikh

Raina Parikh

Sapan Anjaria                             Tabla

Joby Joy                                             Pakhawaj

Hriday Desai                                     Sarod

Praher Vora                                     Vocal & Harmonium

Jayateerth Mevundi                     Vocal

Yashwant Vaishnav                     Tabla

Paromita Mukherjee                     Harmonium

Rahul Sharma                             Santoor

Yogesh Samsi                             Tabla

On Jan 12 (Sunday) (Morning 10 am)

Sougata Roy Chowdhury              Sarod

Babar Latif Khan                              Tabla

Umakant Gundecha                      Dhrupad

Anant Gundecha                              Dhrupad

Akhilesh Gundecha                      Pakhawaj

On Jan 12 (Sunday) (Evening 08.30 pm)

Fazal Qureshi                             Tabla

Sridhar Parthasarathy                     Mridangam

Navin Sharma                             Dholak

Dilshad Khan                             Sarangi

Harish Tiwari                                     Vocal

Vinod Lele                                     Tabla

Milind Kulkarni                             Harmonium

Ronu Majumdar                             Flute-Saraswathi Veena Duet

Jayanthi Kumaresh

Anubrata Chatterjee                    Tabla

Jayachandra Rao                            Mridangam

On Jan 13 (8.30 pm)

Mallika Sarabhai                            Kuchipudi & Bharatnatyam - Duet

Revanta Sarabhai

Somia Nedungadi                    Vocal

T.Palanivelu                                    Mridangam

Manikandan R Payoor                    Ghatam

Jagadeep Dinesh                            Nattuvangam

Rajesh Darpana                            Flute

Sreejith TR                                    Violin

Partho Sarothy                            Sarod

Satyajit Talwalkar                            Tabla

Shounak Abhisheki                    Classical Vocal and Abhangwani

Manjusha Patil

Prashant Pandav                            Tabla

Milind Kulkarni                            Harmonium

Apurva Dravid                            Side Rhythm

When: Till Jan 13, 8.30pm (all days), 10 am & 8.30pm (only on Sundays)

Where: LD Arts College campus, opp IIM Ahmedabad

Chaos - India’s Biggest B-School Cultural Festival

Ricky Kej Concert (Jan 10, 7pm onwards)

Amit Trivedi Concert (Jan 11, 7pm onwards)

Pineapple Express DJ trement (Jan 12, 7pm onwards)

When: Jan 10 to 12 (Workshops, contests 10am onwards)

Where: IIM–Ahmedabad, Vastrapur

Arijit Singh concert

When: Jan 12 (7pm)

Where: Gift City, Gandhinagar

Anthology on the Annexe 2025 

Group show of drawing, painting, graphics & sculptures

When: Till Jan 12 (4 to 8pm)

Where: Amdavad Ni Gufa, opp Gujarat University

Movie screening and discussion on Nainsukh by Amit Dutta

When: Jan 11 (4 to 5.30 pm)

Where: Lecture Hall, L D Museum, Navrangpura

Dance demonstration, ‘Guru Pratishtha’ by Darshana Jhaveri and Sanjib Bhattacharya 

When: Jan 12 (11am to  2pm) 

Where: Arthshila, 2-G, opp AMA, Panjrapol

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